Ethan J. Skolnick, of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, reports retired QB Jay Fiedler (shoulder) said the reason he retired was because of his injured shoulder. Fiedler had a bad shoulder that required two surgeries from the initial injury he sustained in 2005. Fiedler said he tried rehabbing but he could only get his shoulder back to 80 percent, nothing beyond that.

The Associated Press reports former NFL QB Jay Fiedler (Buccaneers) made his pro beach volleyball debut Thursday, April 10, and lost in the first round of qualifying for the Miami Open. Fiedler and his partner, Marco Macau, were seeded 32nd. Fiedler retired from the NFL in 2006 after suffering a shoulder injury.

Roy Cummings and Katherine Smith, of the Tampa Tribune, report the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could explore the possibility of adding veteran free agent QB Jay Fiedler (shoulder), who spent training camp with the team, but was released due to a lingering shoulder injury. The team could be in the market for a quarterback due to the uncertainty surrounding QB Chris Simms' (spleen) return.

Stephen F. Holder, of the St. Petersburg Times, reports QB Jay Fiedler (Buccaneers) may be back with the team in the near future. The team released Fiedler instead of placing him on the physically unable to perform list because once a player is placed on that list, he is unable to return for six weeks. Instead of waiting that long, Fiedler will now be able to return to the team sooner if his shoulder returns to playing form.